The Hydrogen Sonata is a science fiction novel by Scottish author Iain M. Banks, set in his techno-utopian Culture universe.[1] The hardcover edition was released on 4 October 2012 in the United Kingdom, and on 9 October in the United States. The book's release marked 25 years since the publication of Banks' first Culture novel.[2] A paperback edition of the book was released on 5 September 2013 in the United Kingdom, and on 10 September in the United States.[3]The Hydrogen Sonata was Banks' last science fiction novel, as he died of gall bladder cancer in June 2013.[4]
The Hydrogen Sonata of the title is a fictional work of music, a highly complex composition, which is woven into the plot. It is played on a stringed instrument which requires the player to sit in it like a chair. One of the novel’s protagonists, Vyr Cossont, has undergone body enhancement to grow the two extra arms needed, ideally, to play it.
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